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A single mule deer in Hartley County that tested positive for chronic wasting disease in 2015 has led to new regulations that now require the testing of harvested deer in most of the northwest Panhandle counties, according to John Tomecek, an AgriLife Extension wildlife specialist in San Angelo.
That deer was the first detection of the disease in the Panhandle of Texas, Tomecek said.
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ALLEN — On Fridays, the football faithful gather, setting up grills and tailgating for hours in a vast parking lot before packing into the stadium built with rose-colored brick.
The high-definition video screen towering over one end zone magnifies their favorite players, and the three-tier press box offers a panorama of the field below.
The cost: $60 million.The home team: The Eagles of Allen High School.
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Ted Cruz appears uncomfortable defending the man he says he'll vote for in November, Donald Trump.
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MONDAY
Amarillo Planning and Zoning Commission: 3 p.m. City Council Chambers, City Hall, 509 S.E. Seventh Ave. The agenda calls for consideration of rezoning new parcels.
Potter County Commissioners Court: 9 a.m. Potter County Courthouse, 500 S. Fillmore St. Commissioners will consider law enforcement complex projects, adopting the tax rate, arts projects, hearing an insurance report, approving the events venue district budget and discussing indigent defense.

TUESDAY

There isn’t a square inch of The Big Texan Steak Ranch that doesn’t stir up memories for the Lee brothers. There’s the full-mooned night in 1983 that Bobby Lee caught legendary radio deejay Wolfman Jack sitting alone in a booth eating a T-bone steak. The two ended up spending the rest of the night talking about horror movies.
There’s the day that younger brother Danny Lee walked into the restaurant and laid eyes on a waitress that later became his wife.
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The oldest continuous club in the state of Texas for Toastmasters International is right here in Amarillo. Philip Spray has the documentation somewhere in his attic to prove it.
“I got some boxes of stuff given to me by former members,” Spray said, “and hid them in the attic so my wife wouldn’t throw it out.”
But in there is the original charter date of Toastmasters Club 211, often called Amarillo Toastmasters. It began in 1942. Membership roll unfortunately is not very long.
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Vietnam veterans host fishing derby for kids
The Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 297 hosted its fourth annual Kid’s Fishing Tournament on Saturday at Medical Center Park, and this year they dedicated the event to one of their late friends, former U.S. Marine Corps and Vietnam veteran Larry Miller.
Chapter President and Vietnam veteran Terry Kirby said more than 60 kids in three age categories registered for the event, and the first cast hit the water shortly after 10 a.m.
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Fall officially started just last week, but already local doctors are seeing an increase in patients who are suffering from seasonal allergies.
“It’s not usually as severe as the spring, but it’s definitely bad for some patients,” said Dr. Constantine Saadeh, an allergist at Allergy ARTS.
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More than 2,700 people walked or ran through downtown Amarillo on Saturday morning during the 26th annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. There were nearly as many reasons for running as there were runners.
First-time participant Jim Frangos said, “I’m just doing it because I care. Fortunately for me, nobody’s ever had cancer in my family at all.”
Bobby Pace has walked three times, for his mother and grandmother.
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Many people who are not foster parents turned out Saturday for the inaugural French toast breakfast to benefit the Greater Amarillo Foster Parents Association.
“I just heard about it on the radio,” Nancy Mack said.
Edna Zack, president of the association, said it holds many benefits throughout the year to help provide additional support to foster families.
“The money raised goes to doing activities with the children,” she said. “We take them to Wonderland every year. Next month we’ll be taking them to Maxwell’s Pumpkin Farm.”